Leeds United return to Elland Road on Saturday night as they host Keith Andrews’ Brentford in the Premier League under the lights.
Following a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, Daniel Farke’s side will be aiming to put more points on the board as the season enters the run in.
In the reverse fixture, the Whites were held to a 1-1 draw at the Gtech stadium, which saw Dominic Calvert Lewin’s towering back post header cancel out Jordan Henderson’s strike to earn a point.
Last time out in the top-flight, 10-man Leeds battled for a hard-fought point in a game where neither side were able to break the deadlock in South London.
Prior to that encounter, Leeds advanced to the quarter-finals of the Emirates FA Cup after an emphatic 3-0 victory over Norwich City, which saw goals from Sean Longstaff, Gabriel Gudmundsson and Joël Piroe.
Brentford are coming into the clash following a 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers midweek as the London-based side battle for European football.
Brazilian striker Igor Thiago netted his 19th goal of the season before a Wolves resurgence which saw the Midlands outfit rescue a point after being two goals down to the Bees.
Over the decades, Leeds have faced Brentford a total of 19 times in all competitions, with the Whites winning 4 and drawing 9 of those matches.
Most memorably in recent fixtures through the years, Leeds stayed up on the final day following Raphinha’s penalty and Jack Harrison’s late deflected finish to secure their status in the Premier League for the 2022/23 season.
Action from Elland Road gets underway from 8pm and you can follow it across leedsunited.com, as well as on LUTV.
Team News:
Ahead of the clash, Farke says he has a full squad to pick from aside from Gudmundsson who misses out through suspension. Noah Okafor is back in contention after recovering from injury.
How to follow:
Monthly audio subscribers around the world can listen to every minute of Saturday’s fixture LIVE on LUTV. Bryn Law will be joined by Tony Dorigo on commentary. Pre-match build up begins at 7:30pm with Michael Bridges and Jermaine Beckford in the studio! The match has also been selected for television coverage in the UK by Sky Sports.
The view from inside the camp:
Speaking before the match, Anton Stach exclusively told Premier League Productions: “It is a very big game because we play at home.
“We have a good chance to get three really important points because now we are at the crunch time in the league. We are in a good position and we want to win.”
Read the full interview HERE.
Christopher Loftus & Kevin Speight 2026 Memorial Plans:
As April approaches, it is a time of reflection for all Leeds United supporters as we remember Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight, who tragically had their lives taken from them, whilst away supporting the club on 5th April 2000. This year marks 26 years since they left us.
At our Premier League fixture against Brentford, we will come together with a minute of applause ahead of kick-off and there will also be a tribute on the big screen in the 26th minute of the match.
We are pleased that members of both the Loftus and Speight family will be in attendance at the match against Brentford on Saturday. To find out more, click HERE.
Important supporter information:
Discriminatory language or chanting, including tragedy chanting, is not acceptable, and you could be breaking the law. The club condemns this behaviour and has a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination abuse of all kinds.
To report an incident, text LEEDS along with any relevant information including ticket details, your name and description of an incident to 60006. You will then receive an automated response which means that your report has been logged and will then be looked into.
Tough measures and sanctions are in place across all English football leagues to tackle dangerous and illegal behaviours within football grounds, and this involves but is not limited to, discriminatory behaviour, tragedy chanting, fans entering the pitch, the use of pyros and throwing objects. A list of prohibited items can be found HERE.
More matchday information can be found HERE.
What has Daniel Farke said ahead of the match?
League Position:
Leeds: 15th
Brentford: 7th
Top Scorer:
Leeds: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (10)
Brentford: Igor Thiago (19)
Officials:
Referee: Jarred Gillet
Assistant Referees: Simon Long & Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official: Anthony Backhouse
Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Edward Smart
